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(919) 828-9665
3100 Hillsborough St
Raleigh,
NC
27607
35.7902
-78.6779
Neighborhood: University
Price:
$
Last updated 9.01.11
Category:
Coffee & Tea Shops , Grocery Stores , Restaurants
Payment Methods:
American Express , Visa , Discover , MasterCard
Restaurant Special Features:
People Watching , Local Favorite
General Info:
Open 7 Days
Smoking Permitted:
Yes
What People Are Saying About Cup A Joe
Featured Review
Contributor
Contributor
In Short – During NC State and Meredith College mid-terms and finals, this Hillsborough Street coffeeshop becomes one of the most popular spots in town. Arguably the best-priced and best-tasting coffee you'll get in the Triangle. Concrete floors and local art create an urban atmosphere. Go on Wired Wednesday and try a Crowbar or Vanilla rainwreck. A word of warning: If you hate smokers, you should stick to the smoke-free Cup A Joe in Mission Valley.
02/03/11
Racist manager
by justuspd
Two white employees promoted before black employee who's been there longer and worked more hours! Manager also makes rude comments to black customers.
01/08/11
Poor Service And Rude Barista
by BCMacKintosh
Although the coffee at the Cup A Joe is bearable, the same could not be said of the servers!
I do not remember the name of the barista who upset me, but she had bright red hair. I came in and ordered a cappuccino. She rang me up, said it would be a few minutes, and that she would call my name. TWENTY MINUTES LATER I approached the counter again to see her giggling with a co-worker near the back about her old job at another restaurant. My drink was nowhere in sight.
I asked her where it was, and she rolled her eyes and began making my drink. I am unimpressed with this coffee house and cannot say I will be returning while this insolent girl is still employed there.
08/14/10
RACIST WORKERS
by Redroof456
Beyond the fact that the quality of the place is absolutely disgusting and you may as well have a cup of coffee in a dumpster because that's how this place looks, Everything is out of date and DIRTY especially the bath room. Besides that the staff is racist, I will never visit this place again unless it is to record and document the racist workers I encountered.
07/22/10
Smoky beat-up place with good food
by goldenblade
If you can stand inhaling tons of cigarette smoke, this place is nice for coffee drinks, free wireless, and delicious foods. The big room is meant for smoking but it wafts over to the entire cafe. I feel sorry for the employees who may have higher incidence of lung cancer from working there. Kind of grimy but it has that college atmosphere.
- Pros: Good food and drinks at low cost
- Cons: Plug outlets hard to reach and it's very SMOKY
07/23/09
Freaky hipster haven
by mkathrynp
Combine two of the nastiest habits--smoking and drinking coffee--with a bunch of tattooed, hipper than thou emo types and you've got Cup a Joe pretty much covered. Everyone in there is so pretentious.
- Pros: Coffee
- Cons: Disgusting smoke
